Headwaters Economics

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Recent contributions

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Newsletter: December 2016

December 6, 2016

Our latest research on oil & natural gas taxes, the value of public and protected lands, communities utilizing land use planning to reduce wildfire risks and costs, trail use in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and migration patterns across the American West.

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Newsletter: November 2016

November 1, 2016

Our latest research on dam removal benefits, Taos trails and access, socioeconomic data for every National Forest community, commercial activities on National Forests, and our newest staffer Kelly Pohl.

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Newsletter: August and November 2016

August 23, 2016

Our latest research on dam removal benefits, Taos trails and access, socioeconomic data for every National Forest community, commercial activities on National Forests, and our newest staffer Kelly Pohl.

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Newsletter: May 2016

May 16, 2016

Our latest research showing the economic impact of every National Park Service unit, ways to reform wildlife refuge payments to local governments, an improved trails library, and a survey of the value of trails in Bonner County, Idaho.

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Newsletter: April 2016

April 12, 2016

Our latest research showing the new tool: Populations at Risk (PAR); the Economic Profile System (EPS); and our new Associate Director, Patty Gude.

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Newsletter: March 2016

March 7, 2016

Our latest research on communities threatened by wildfire, the West’s economy, trail and pathway use in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and a report on planning for Montana’s energy transition.

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Newsletter: February 2016

February 2, 2016

Our latest research on federal lands in the rural West, land use planning to reduce wildfire risk, and a paper from ten wildfire experts to inform future policy decisions.

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Newsletter: December 2015

December 14, 2015

Our latest research on the Three Wests, the impacts of federal royalty rate reforms on coal and natural gas, home construction in Montana, and our newest staffer: Janet Clark.

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Newsletter: September 2015

September 14, 2015

Our latest research on the benefits of LWCF, home construction in the High Divide region, commercial activities on National Forests, and our newest staffer: Kimiko Barrett.

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Newsletter: June 2015

June 16, 2015

Our latest research on the updated EPS, economic impacts of National Park Service units, better planning to reduce wildfire risk, the latest county payments and projections, and the new website.